Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as SOCI-227
Richard Fantasia (Section 01)
This course considers the sociological dimensions of urban life, treating the city as both a social formation with its own distinctive set of logics, institutions, and practices, as well as a spatial metaphor for the problems and conflicts of modern society more generally. The main areas of inquiry are (a) urbanization and the place of the city in the modernization process; (b) the sidewalk as a locus of racial and class relations, interactions, tensions, and cultural practices; (c) post-WWII transformations of urban space, with a focus on the processes of urban renewal, suburbanization, and “gentrification”; (d) the sources and structures of urban poverty, and their interpretation (and misinterpretation) in the ethnographic accounts of sociologists.
Limited to 20 students. Spring semester. Five College Professor Fantasia.
Section 01
Tu 02:30 PM - 04:50 PM MERR 315
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gentrification Debates | Routledge | Brown-Saracino | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Metropolis: Center and Symbol of Our Times | NYU Press | Kasinitz | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.